Jemds.com Original Research Article Morphometric Study of Mitral Valve in South Odisha - A Cadaveric Study Niharika Padhy1, Madhusmita Panda2 1Department of Anatomy, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Odisha, India. 2Department of Anatomy, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The heart is a pair of valved muscular pumps combined in a single organ. For the Corresponding Author: proper functioning of the heart, all valves should be intact. Mitral valve (MV) prolapse Dr. Madhusmita Panda, Associate Professor, and regurgitation is the main cause of MV replacement. The dimensions of mitral SCB Medical College and valve and the cusps vary from person to person. We wanted to measure the average Hospital, Cuttack, size of the valve components with respect to the annulus in the cadavers of South Odisha, India. Odisha region, which would help in the selection of prosthetic valve in cardiac E-mail:
[email protected] surgery. DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2021/270 METHODS This comparative study was carried out on 58 adult cadaveric human hearts. Left How to Cite This Article: Padhy N, Panda M. Morphometric study of atrium was opened along the left border of heart so as to expose the mitral orifice. mitral valve in South Odisha - a cadaveric Parameters of different components of the valve were measured by using appropriate study. J Evolution Med Dent Sci instruments. 2021;10(18):1275-1279, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2021/270 RESULTS The mean annular circumference of the mitral valve was found to be 8.84 ± 1.24 cm; Submission 18-11-2020, The annular attachment and height of anterior cusp were 2.94 ± .81 cm and 2.55 ± Peer Review 26-02-2021, Acceptance 05-03-2021, 0.27 cm respectively.